UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - July 27, 2005
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                        PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            Maryland                      0-24040               22-3297339
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)        File Number)       Identification Number)


622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey                 07052-2989
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (973) 669-7366
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On July 27, 2005, PennFed Financial Services, Inc. (the Company) issued
the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its fourth quarter
and fiscal year earnings.

      The press release includes non-GAAP financial measures which exclude the
effects of additional Sarbanes Oxley compliance costs and a non-recurring charge
associated with an environmental liability.

      Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes
these measures facilitate comparisons of the Company's historical financial
results.

      These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP
financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should
not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.



                                   SIGNATURES
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                      PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.



Date: July 28, 2005                   By: /s/ Joseph L. LaMonica
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                                          Joseph L. LaMonica
                                          President and Chief
                                          Executive Officer